The husband of longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was named in the state auditor’s report detailing inappropriate admissions by the University of California (UC) to wealthy and well-connected people.
Richard Blum, who graduated from the university, has been a regent since 2002. He was initially appointed by Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, before being reappointed in 2014 by Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat.